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Advanced Practice Clinician / Nurse Practitioner, Jean Tweed Centre

Jean Tweed Centre, a community based treatment centre for women with substance abuse and gambling problems, invites applicants for the following position:

Advanced Practice Clinician / Nurse Practitioner (APC/NP)
One Year Contract - Part Time Position (Job Sharing - 2.5 days a week)

Through the TC LHIN Urban Telemedicine Initiative, the Jean Tweed Centre wishes to hire an Advanced Practice Clinician Nurse Practitioner. This initiative is in partnership with Mainstay Housing, the YWCA Elm Centre, and Toronto Western Hospital.

Using in depth nursing knowledge, educator skills, research and clinical expertise, the APC/NP will ensure the provision of care to women with substance use and concurrent disorders. This role will focus on the timely provision of non-urgent assessments in person or via Telemedicine for clients participating at the three partner sites. The APC/NP will work with program/project leads counsellors and consulting physicians/psychiatry to develop a collaborative culture of client centered care as well as training/coaching to ensure collaborative quality care responses and follow-up.

Supports the dissemination of research, knowledge and practice innovation and will engage in selection of measures, collection and analysis of data, report writing in relation to program indicators; and

Critiques, interprets, and applies research findings to enhance clinical excellence.

Qualifications:

Registered Nurse with advanced preparation at the graduate level in Primary Care or Adult Nursing from a recognized university program.

Member in good standing with the College of Nurses of Ontario with advanced certification (RN Extended Class).

The Jean Tweed Centre recognizes and values the rich diversity of Canadian society and specifically the women, children and families we serve. We are committed to working from an inclusive and holistic anti-oppression framework to assist women and their families from various cultures, racialized groups, socio-economic backgrounds, sexual orientations and gender identities.

We thank all applicants, however, only those being considered for an interview will be contacted. If selected to participate in the recruitment and selection process, please inform Human Resources of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require in respect of any material or processes used to ensure your equal participation.